An ugly seventh inning — basically one pitch — did in Wade Davis tonight. No, Joe cannot pin this loss on Davis, even though he did get the loss. Davis pitched admirable only allowing seven hits. No, this loss is on the offense, which seemed like a Derek Shelton special […]

There are a lot of things to kvetch about the Fruitdome. Mainly it’s, well, a dome! But now there is added reason to be furious at the Fruitdome: The Rays’ bats are punchless in the Tomb on 16th Street. (Before anyone goes off on a tangent, the Rays have done just […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Top O’ The Order To Ya. At the beginning of the season, we never imagined a batting order that […]

Just what in the name of Derek Shelton is going on here? The Rays have won again on a Friday night, that’s two in a row. Friday used to be a curse for the Rays, now, thus far this season, it’s a blessing. The Rays — after an uncomfortable early […]

[Ed. note: We have been running these posts for several years now, but ultimately, the original idea was based on Bill Simmons’ NBA Trade Value List. Bill gets crabby if we forget to mention that.] It is time to update the Tampa Bay Rays Trade Value Index in which we […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE GOOD: Pitching. For all the pain inflicted by the bats this weekend, it easy to overlook just how good the […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. click above image for boxscore THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… Opening day is now sold out. That is the sixth consecutive opening day sellout. And unlike Replica […]

The Rays today announced that Wade Davis has signed a seven-year extension that could be worth as much as $35.1 million. The first four years of the deal are guaranteed and will pay $12.6 million. Beyond that, there are three team options that would keep Davis with the Rays through […]

The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. THE GOOD: Manny Being Awesome. Manny Ramirez hit his 3rd home run of the spring. As JB Long mentioned on Twitter last night, you think some […]